Search Results - "Costa, Fabio T."
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Keras R-CNN: library for cell detection in biological images using deep neural networks
Published in BMC bioinformatics (11-07-2020)“…A common yet still manual task in basic biology research, high-throughput drug screening and digital pathology is identifying the number, location, and type of…”
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Significant biochemical, biophysical and metabolic diversity in circulating human cord blood reticulocytes
Published in PloS one (08-10-2013)“…The transition from enucleated reticulocytes to mature normocytes is marked by substantial remodeling of the erythrocytic cytoplasm and membrane. Despite…”
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Deep Learning-driven research for drug discovery: Tackling Malaria
Published in PLoS computational biology (18-02-2020)“…Malaria is an infectious disease that affects over 216 million people worldwide, killing over 445,000 patients annually. Due to the constant emergence of…”
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A suitable RNA preparation methodology for whole transcriptome shotgun sequencing harvested from Plasmodium vivax-infected patients
Published in Scientific reports (03-03-2021)“…Plasmodium vivax is a world-threatening human malaria parasite, whose biology remains elusive. The unavailability of in vitro culture, and the difficulties in…”
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Antiplasmodial and trypanocidal activity of violacein and deoxyviolacein produced from synthetic operons
Published in BMC biotechnology (11-04-2018)“…Violacein is a deep violet compound that is produced by a number of bacterial species. It is synthesized from tryptophan by a pathway that involves the…”
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On the Cytoadhesion of Plasmodium vivax–Infected Erythrocytes
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-08-2010)“…Background. Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are responsible for most of the global burden of malaria. Although the accentuated pathogenicity of P…”
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Violacein Extracted from Chromobacterium violaceum Inhibits Plasmodium Growth In Vitro and In Vivo
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-05-2009)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Paucity of Plasmodium vivax Mature Schizonts in Peripheral Blood Is Associated With Their Increased Cytoadhesive Potential
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-05-2014)“…There is now a growing body of evidence that challenges the current view that Plasmodium vivax-infected erythrocyte (Pv-iE) are unable to sequester. Here we…”
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Human ex vivo studies on asexual Plasmodium vivax: The best way forward
Published in International journal for parasitology (01-11-2012)“…[Display omitted] ► Plasmodium vivax studies have been hampered by the lack of continuous blood stage culture. ► New or improved ex vivo methods have been…”
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Rheopathologic Consequence of Plasmodium vivax Rosette Formation
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (10-08-2016)“…Malaria parasites dramatically alter the rheological properties of infected red blood cells. In the case of Plasmodium vivax, the parasite rapidly decreases…”
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Vaccination with Live Plasmodium yoelii Blood Stage Parasites under Chloroquine Cover Induces Cross-Stage Immunity against Malaria Liver Stage
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-12-2008)“…Immunity to malaria has long been thought to be stage-specific. In this study we show that immunization of BALB/c mice with live erythrocytes infected with…”
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A reliable ex vivo invasion assay of human reticulocytes by Plasmodium vivax
Published in Blood (29-09-2011)“…Currently, there are no reliable RBC invasion assays to guide the discovery of vaccines against Plasmodium vivax, the most prevalent malaria parasite in Asia…”
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New malaria vaccine candidates based on the Plasmodium vivax Merozoite Surface Protein-1 and the TLR-5 agonist Salmonella Typhimurium FliC flagellin
Published in Vaccine (11-11-2008)“…Abstract The present study evaluated the immunogenicity of new malaria vaccine formulations based on the 19 kDa C-terminal fragment of Plasmodium vivax…”
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Plasmodium vivax Biology: Insights Provided by Genomics, Transcriptomics and Proteomics
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (08-02-2018)“…During the last decade, the vast omics field has revolutionized biological research, especially the genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics branches, as…”
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On the pathogenesis of Plasmodium vivax malaria: Perspectives from the Brazilian field
Published in International journal for parasitology (01-11-2012)“…[Display omitted] ► The main and recent findings on severe vivax malaria in Brazil are pointed out. ► The Brazilian infrastructure for vivax malaria research…”
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Protective T Cell Immunity against Malaria Liver Stage after Vaccination with Live Sporozoites under Chloroquine Treatment
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-02-2004)“…In this study we present the first systematic analysis of the immunity induced by normal Plasmodium yoelii sporozoites in mice. Immunization with sporozoites,…”
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Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate Inhibits Plasmodium falciparum Cytoadhesion and Merozoite Invasion
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-04-2014)“…Sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (Pf-iEs) in the microvasculature of vital organs plays a key role in the pathogenesis of…”
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In silico epitope mapping and experimental evaluation of the Merozoite Adhesive Erythrocytic Binding Protein (MAEBL) as a malaria vaccine candidate
Published in Malaria journal (10-01-2018)“…Technical limitations for culturing the human malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax have impaired the discovery of vaccine candidates, challenging the malaria…”
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Purification Methodology for Viable and Infective Plasmodium vivax Gametocytes That Is Compatible with Transmission-Blocking Assays
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-10-2015)“…Significant progress toward the control of malaria has been achieved, especially regarding Plasmodium falciparum infections. However, the unique biology of…”
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Regulatory T cell induction during Plasmodium chabaudi infection modifies the clinical course of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Published in PloS one (25-03-2011)“…Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is used as an animal model for human multiple sclerosis (MS), which is an inflammatory demyelinating autoimmune…”
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